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Mnangagwa welcomes Strive Masiyiwa's statement
31 Oct 2018 at 12:04hrs | Views
The President Emmerson Mnangagwa led government welcomes statement by the Econet founder Strive Masiyiwa calling for the removal of sanctions imposed against the country, saying they were not justified.
Masiyiwa also gave a ringing endorsement of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government, saying he believes the Zanu PF leader who won a disputed election in July is "sincere".
The 57-year-old telecoms tycoon's made the comments in a TV interview with CNBC Africa recorded October 26 in Sandton, Johannesburg.
A tweet by the Ministry of Information, Publicity & Broadcasting said, "Government welcomes statements by @StriveMasiyiwa calling for the removal of sanctions imposed against the country. The country requires all the support it can get to create an environment that is conducive for the revitalisation of the economy #TSP #MiddleIncomeEconomy2030."
Masiyiwa said sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States had paralysed the country, whose prospects of coming out of the economic crisis were dim for the same reason.
"I think for instance that the sanctions should be removed, there's no justification for them anymore. They should be removed. I've always been on record to say the sanctions are not justified and now we're almost 20 years into the sanctions. You can't have one country operate with its hands tied behind its back," he said.
The United States maintains that the sanctions, which have been revised a few times, were put in place to force Zimbabwe to meet its obligations of respecting human rights, good governance, free and fair elections and aligning laws with a new constitution adopted in 2013.
Masiyiwa also gave a ringing endorsement of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government, saying he believes the Zanu PF leader who won a disputed election in July is "sincere".
The 57-year-old telecoms tycoon's made the comments in a TV interview with CNBC Africa recorded October 26 in Sandton, Johannesburg.
A tweet by the Ministry of Information, Publicity & Broadcasting said, "Government welcomes statements by @StriveMasiyiwa calling for the removal of sanctions imposed against the country. The country requires all the support it can get to create an environment that is conducive for the revitalisation of the economy #TSP #MiddleIncomeEconomy2030."
Government welcomes statements by @StriveMasiyiwa calling for the removal of sanctions imposed against the country. The country requires all the support it can get to create an environment that is conducive for the revitalisation of the economy #TSP #MiddleIncomeEconomy2030 pic.twitter.com/UvS56q6nWn
— Ministry of Information, Publicity & Broadcasting (@InfoMinZW) October 31, 2018
Masiyiwa said sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States had paralysed the country, whose prospects of coming out of the economic crisis were dim for the same reason.
"I think for instance that the sanctions should be removed, there's no justification for them anymore. They should be removed. I've always been on record to say the sanctions are not justified and now we're almost 20 years into the sanctions. You can't have one country operate with its hands tied behind its back," he said.
The United States maintains that the sanctions, which have been revised a few times, were put in place to force Zimbabwe to meet its obligations of respecting human rights, good governance, free and fair elections and aligning laws with a new constitution adopted in 2013.
Source - Byo24News
